Brake shoe



Jan. 31, 1933. J. A. REASONER BRAKE SHOE Filed Dec. 17, 1931 tram'Aa eaa oflegmvzm'oa ATTOR N EY Patented' Jan. 31

UNITED STATES nuns a. Woman,

' PATENT oFFlcE;

or miwcasrnn, onxo nnaxn snon Application filed December 17, 1931. Serial 1T0. 581,728;

shoe with the least amount of effort and within the shortest period of time so as to reduce the cost of'relining brakes to a minimum.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a sectional shoe wherein the sections are detachably connected and so constructed that a lining maybe easily and qu1ckly applied or removed therefrom and when applied any possibility of accidental disconnection of the lining from the shoe is entlrely obviated and further eliminates the em 10 :ment of rivets orsimilar fasteners an t e drilling of the lining to receive the fasteners and which reduces installation cost to a minimum and obvi tcs the cutting or wearing of brake drums by rivets and the squea ing of brakes when applied due to rivets engagin the drums.

ith theseand other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrang ment of parts to be hereinafter-more fu ly described and claimed,

For a completeunderstanding of my inwention', reference is to be had, to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which fl Fi. re 1 is-a side-elevation partly in sec,- tion lllustrating a brake constructed in ac-' cordance with my invention. s

Figure 2 is 'a ragmentary sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

. Figure 3 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a similar view taken on the.

line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the\ numeral 11 indicates a brake mounting having associated therewith upper and lower arcuate shaped brake shoes 2 and 3. The shoes 2 and 3 are hinged to the mounting 1 as shown at 4 with the free ends of the shoes contacting with an operating medium 5. Coiled springs 6 connect the shoes 2 and 3 and urge the free e'nds of the shoes in engagement with the operating medium-and the latter consists of a cam shaped element 7 journalled to the mounting 1 and oscillated by an arm-8 to cause a the shoes to move into and out of engagement with'the brake drum. The mounting 1 and the means of securing the shoes thereto and the operating medium for the shoes are of conventional construction and my invention resides in the construction of the shoes and the me'ans of securing linings 9 thereto. l

Each shoe includes detachable sections secured together by bolts 01 like fasteners9'.

Each section of the shoe includes an arcuate shaped portion 10 apertured to receive the fasteners'and is formed integrally with a rim gortion 11 having-formed on one side edgefa ange 12 and atreach end has a flange. 13. The sections of the shoe when assembled form a channel to receive the linin 9, the flanges 12and'13 being disposed atan inclination-rel- I ative to the rim portions 11 and the side edges and ends'of the lining 9 are bevelled or chainferecl so that when the lining 9 is mounted within the channel separation thereoffrom the'shoe will be prevented and thereby obviate the customary practice of riveting linin gs to shoes. x

J At spaced intervals the arcuate shaped-per. tions 10 adjacent the rim portions 11 are off-v set or recessed to form pockets 14 when the sections are assembled and the pockets receive headed studs 15 embedded within the lining 9 to prevent cre'epingbf the lining 9 circumferentially of the shoe. It is to be understood that during the manufacture of the lining 9, theends and edges thereof are bevelled or chamfered so as to fit snugly within the rim of the shoe when the lining is applied thereto.

, To apply a lining to a shoe, the sections of the latter are slightly separated by releasing a the fasteners 9' so that the linin may be easily positioned in the channel 0 the rim 'and the fasteners are then tightened causing the flanges 12 andv 13 to tightly grip the lining thereby reventing the separation of the lining from he shoe. It is understood that the lining may be manufactured with or without the headed studs 15 and when employing the studs, they are received within the pockets 14 cooperating with the flanges 18 for preventing creeping of the liningrelative to the channel of the shoe. A linin secured to a shoe in accordance with the ore-' going obviates the employment of rivets or silimar fasteners" now in use and permits the lining to be applied to the shoe in a shorter period of time and with less eflort onthe part of the operator and as the rivets are eliminated, the drilling of the lining is also eliminated and the elimination of the rivets further prevents squeaking of brakes when applied as now customary in brake constructions due to the rivets coming in contact with the brake drums. V 7

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A brake shoe comprising a body including companion sections, fasteners detachably connecting the sections, rim portions formed tioned in said seat and on said sections, side and end flanges formed 1 s on the rim portions and cooperating'with each other and said rim portions in providing a channeled lining seat and a lining posihaving bevelled side and end edges overlied by the flanges to removabl secure the lining to the ho y.

2. A rake shoe comprising a bod including companion sections, fasteners detachably connecting the sections, rim portions formed -on said sections, side and end flanges formed on the rim portions and cooperating with each other and said rim portions in providing a channeled lining seat, a lining positions -in said seat and having bevelled edges overlied by the flanges to removably secure the linin to the body, and anchoring means carried y the linin and received by the body to cooperate with the flanges in preventing the lining creeping relative to the body.

3. A brake shoe comprising a body including companion sections, fasteners detachably connecting the sections, rim portions formed on said sections, side and end flanges formed on the rim portions and cooperating wit-h each other and said rim portions in providing a channeled lining seat, a lining positioned in said seat and having bevellededges overlied by the flanges to reinovably secure the lining to the body, pockets formed in said body, and headed studsembedded in the lining and received in the pockets for cooperating with the a'nges in preventing creeping of the lining relativeto the body.

In testimony whereof I vafiix my signature JAMES A. REASONER. 

